Nostalgia & History > UP E's Smokin' over Sherman Hill, WY. (4-71)

A flagrant Vestibule Violation, to be sure, but with Amtrak looming on the horizon less than a month away, what was this 16 year old to do? This is from UP's #103 "City of Everywhere" Cheers, Steve -- PS- IACN!

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We all did it. This is east of Portland. Just wasn't enough curve to get the head end.

Ed

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Ed, I miss the days of holding my head out the vestibule with the wind in my hair and keeping my lips tightly closed...the young-uns out there probably don't know that when you flushed the toilet, well, lets just not go there!- Steve

For the longest time, I wasn't sure where the mist came from when a train passed!!

Ed

How many cars was the train then? What was in all the baggage cars?

Todd

Mail, express, mail, and more mail. Here is the Shasta Daylight. Even I forgot how many baggage cars were normally carried.

Ed

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Edwardjb Wrote:
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> Mail, express, mail, and more mail. Here is the
> Shasta Daylight. Even I forgot how many baggage
> cars were normally carried.
>
> Ed

That's not the Shasta Daylight. That's the Klamath. Discontinued in 1965.

Jim

Todd- I looked at facing forward and rearward slides from riding UP #103 that day and counted 20 total cars, counting 3 domes! Here's a rear facing shot (assuming I wasn't playing hide and seek with the conductor and changed positions)as we headed over Sherman Hill. What a thrill to be 16 and alone and riding passenger trains long distance the first time in my life! And knowing I would probably never ride RR owned passenger trains again...Steve

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Rear four cars are the City of Portland off at Green River. Next are the two City of SF sleepers, one a SP Budd 10/6. After that is the City of LA sleeper ( one.. odd), the diner and dome lounge ( for the City of LA) and the coaches. The rear three will probably go onto LA and the forward two for the City of SF. A couple of those baggage cars will go onto the City of SF too. Being this is an off season consist, the SP will add a coffee-shop diner, Ogden coach and dorm and baggage.

A question, Steve, you didn't capture the sound, did you? Fabulous shots.....

Sorry, John, no sound. I'm glad I had a 35mm to freeze the action at 1/500...Steve

so beautiful, so sad.

first shot west of chian app us 30, 2nd past dale jct before the tunnel, any more? thanks....

I posted this one in Oct or Nov of 2004...one of my favorites from that trip...Enjoy!- Steve

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That's where the famous line..."DON'T LICK YOUR LIPS" came in handy!

Kevin

the_expediter Wrote:
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> I posted this one in Oct or Nov of 2004...one of
> my favorites from that trip...Enjoy!- Steve

Borie, WY  is the location of your third image . Great shot.
Thanks for sharing these action photos. --Kelly

shot 1 is just west of the gravel pits, shot 2 from steve is Dale



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/19 09:30 by dan.

Edwardjb Wrote:
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> Mail, express, mail, and more mail. Here is the
> Shasta Daylight. Even I forgot how many baggage
> cars were normally carried.
>
> Ed

That's the mail 19/20